The 3-0 Take

We talk Trevor Bauer making waves across Major League Baseball yet again by upsetting the establishment with custom Free Joe Kelly cleats and his “Send It” tee, his dominant performances on the mound this season and how the Cincinnati Reds are embracing all of it. We close out the episode with a game of buy or sell, highlighting hot storylines from around baseball before wrapping up with our props...

We talk about the long list of impact players that have been recently sent to the IL and the impact each of these moves has on teams when a season is only 60 games before transitioning into a breakdown of the Fernando Tatis Jr. drama from Monday night surrounding his grand slam on a 3-0 count.

On this episode we dive into the rumors of MLB exploring hubs and bubbles for the 2020 postseason (if we get that far) and the problems the league would face if that happened, the news regarding Joe Kelly’s reduced suspension, Ramon Laureano and Alex Cintron’s suspensions and fines related to last weekend’s brawl, the Cubs’ historic start, whether the Cardinals are even a baseball team anymore, Ch...

The Houston Astros have been having downright zero fun recently, and you just absolutely hate to see it happen to such an upstanding organization. We look at this weekend’s brawl featuring Oakland A’s Ramon Laureano and what led up to it, why Alex Cintron is soft, and whether Rob Manfred will continue to protect his favorite team. We also discuss Houston getting throttled and walked-off in subsequ...

We look at the incredibly early playoff picture and who would be in the hunt for a World Series title if the postseason started today, the impressive start for teams like the Twins, Cubs and Marlins, whether the fish are for real and which teams this type of season is built for. We also have a say-something-nice segment on Rob Manfred before closing out with a look-ahead to our plans for new merch...

We recap the Mets’ wild weekend and what all went down with Yoenis opting out, rumors surrounding certain Cardinals hitting up the casino and how its affecting the rest of the league, Commissioner Manfred’s statement on players needing to take protocols more seriously, Aaron Judge’s historical start at the plate, Shohei Ohtani’s rough start on the mound and subsequent shutdown from pitching and mo...

We recap the Joe Kelly / Carlos Correa scuffle and talk about what led up to it, the suspensions that followed, and everything in between. We also discuss the latest report on MLB’s new rule regarding the suspension of players involved in sign-stealing, COVID-19 infiltrating the NL East, Mike Yastrzemski’s big night, teams and divisions to look out for and more.

We break down the first few days of the 2020 season and discuss the storylines that came of it, including guys who started hot (and cold), the false Justin Verlander reports, Corey Kluber’s season setback, the Miami Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak and its effect on the rest of the league, David Price’s tweet calling out Rob Manfred, protocols already being broken and more.

For our final interview before the start of the 2020 season, we talk with Washington Nationals reliever and 2019 World Series Champion Aaron Barrett about adjustments needed for a year without fans and how he’s been preparing for the season. We also get into his widely-publicized comeback story that featured a Tommy John surgery and a shattering of his humerus bone, the grueling process of returni...

With the 2020 MLB season right around the corner, we talk with San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski about preparing for a shortened year, how life will be different as a player and teammate once games get going and whether he thinks the season will finish once/if it gets started. We also discuss his relationship with his grandfather, Red Sox legend and Triple Crown winner Carl Yastrzem...

We talk with Burl Carraway (second round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs in the 2020 MLB Draft) about his draft experience and the possibility of making the club this season, as well as the story behind his perfect-for-baseball name. We also discuss what it’s like to throw 100 MPH, the story of Clayton Kershaw giving him his phone number, his thoughts on being a reliever and whether he would ever w...

We chat with first round draft pick Jared Shuster about his recent experience of being selected by the Atlanta Braves, what it’s like being a part of the 60-man player pool for the 2020 season and how he has handled the health and safety protocols implemented by the league. Shuster opens up and shares his lofty goals he hopes to achieve once he reaches the big leagues, guys whose brains he plans o...

BASEBALL IS BACK (at least for now), and we talk about its return in depth. We look at the implementation of the Universal DH and whether or not it will/should stay for good, the idea of starting extra innings with runners on second and some alternatives that would have been better, what manager/umpire arguments will look like as well as pregame lineup exchanges, how recent COVID-19 tests around t...

This one is jam-packed. We open up the episode looking at the latest updates regarding a 2020 season, as well as the news surrounding the sealed letter sent by Major League Baseball to the New York Yankees addressing the findings of a 2017 investigation. We then transition into our conversation with perfect game-thrower and premier baseball personality Dallas Braden, where he gives his take on the...

World Series Champion Jonny Gomes breaks down a lot for us on this one, including the player/owner negotiations, why even a shortened-season World Series title means everything, the 2013 Red Sox championship season and why the experts had that team wrong, the 2008 Coco Crisp brawl, the differences in playing for both big and small market teams (highlighting his stints in Oakland, Tampa Bay, Cincin...

This is a loaded episode folks. We look at the latest negotiations between the MLB and MLBPA and how the proposed sliding salary scale is turning players off to the idea of discussing things further (à la Max Scherzer). We also chat about Trevor Bauer’s calling out of Scott Boras on Twitter claiming the agent is meddling in MLBPA affairs, and discuss whether or not Bauer will continue his M.O. of...

We take a break from our 2+ month stretch of MLB quarantine interviews and dive right into our first-ever draft episode, selecting our teams consisting of pitchers, position players and managers whose careers partially or completely spanned the 1990s.

We talk with the former MLB veteran and current broadcaster about the proposed division realignment for 2020, whether a 100-game championship title means the same, his appreciation for Michael Jordan and “The Last Dance” and more!

We talk with the Twins outfielder about Minnesota’s magical ‘19 season, a myth about the Major League life he quickly debunked, the story behind Joe Mauer flashing a #1 after his final at-bat, his affinity for late night McDonalds orders, Netflix binging and much, much more!

We chat with the Indians righty about staying ready for baseball, the stories behind his tattoos, being in the dugout when Trevor Bauer tossed the ball over the wall, what he did with his first big league check and much, much more!

We talk with the White Sox righthander about possibly playing games by May, what social distanced baseball would look like, his first career strikeout, his hatred for a certain dessert, and much, much more!

We talk with the Cardinals hurler about how he’s staying busy, the Soto crotch grab, incorporating “500” into baseball games, adjusting the DH’s role, pitcher Home Run Derbys, his love for Waffle Houses and much, much more!

We chat with the Oakland A’s closer and 2019 All-Star about life without baseball, integrating fighting into the sport, how accurate Moneyball was, the crazy thing he does while reading, making Tik-Toks with his cats and much, much more!

We talk with the Cleveland outfielder about what he's doing without any baseball during the coronavirus, what the 2020 season holds and his thoughts on it potentially being canceled, the ways he wants to see the game change, his all-time 2-3-4 lineup and much, much more!

Well this sucks. COVID-19 has pushed back the start of the 2020 season to at least mid-May. We don't know how many games we're going to get. What would a December World Series look like? Could we really live with watching months of empty-stadium baseball? So many questions, not enough answers. Here's to getting baseball back ASAP.